Chapter 76: The View Outside the Village (Please Vote for Recommendations!)

"Captain Lin, the wilderness is so dangerous—won't it be suicide for just the two of us to go out?"

"... When did I say it would be just the two of us? Most of the day-shift Guard Team members are coming along. And where did you get the idea? I meant outside the village, not the wilderness. We're just patrolling near the village, not venturing far away."

Just near the village?

That sounds acceptable.

Lord Han is inside the village—if we encounter something strange, we can hold out until he comes to rescue us.

Hearing Lin Ling's explanation, Fang Yue realized that the captain's so-called daytime patrol was mostly conducted outside the village.

"Why? What's there to patrol outside the village?"

Lin Ling looked at him like he was an idiot.

"Outside the village are our rice paddies, a specially designated relatively safe Hunting Zone, and areas for herbal gathering and mining—all these resources must be obtained externally."

"Meanwhile, the gathering work requires skilled villagers to perform it, and our patrol duty is to protect them so they can work safely. We bring them back to the village just before sunset."

Although Gu Yue Cun is large, meeting the daily consumption needs of so many people is still a problem—open wilderness areas are essential.

Fortunately, Gu Yue Cun's location is good, the surrounding resources are fairly abundant, and since it's not far from Jianghai City, all industries have developed, which is why Gu Yue Cun is prosperous.

By the time the two reached this point, they had arrived at the village gate.

Unlike usual, a dense crowd had gathered at the village gate.

Most people immediately reacted.

"Here they are! Captain Lin and Ye Ge, Deputy Captain!"

"You're out late today!"

"Can't be helped—so much happened last night; it's already good we're going out as usual today."

A small portion of the crowd suddenly perked up, excitedly shouting.

"Holy shit! It's Ye Ge! Ye Ge is awesome!"

"Ye Ge, so strong!"

"Ye Ge, protect me!"

"Ye Ge, you're my idol!"

This group was clearly players.

But yesterday, they hadn't been this excited when they saw me.

Could it be... last night's battle, my royal aura leaked out and stunned them?

Fang Yue looked closely and saw Xiao Hu mixed in the crowd, texting while frantically waving at him.

"Ye Ge! I watched the video on the forum—amazing! It got me all fired up, even more thrilling than live streaming, and the post-production effects are awesome. By the way, I just got a big task from Hong Dafu today—I'm going out to gather herbs, so make sure you watch over me!"

Huh?

Video?

Fang Yue blinked, suddenly remembering his video-selling incident from last night.

But the video was just uploaded—how come all the players in Gu Yue Cun seem to have already seen it?

After replying to Xiao Hu, Fang Yue noticed his message inbox was overflowing with unread messages.

A quick glance showed they were almost all from Gu Yue Cun players congratulating Fang Yue on becoming famous.

Fang Yue sent a group message thanking everyone for their support and inviting business, feeling delightfully pleased.

The video's promotional effect is impressive—turns out big wings and full-screen effects really attract attention.

Last night, when they watched me fight the strange entities live, they weren't this excited.

Thinking that all other players had seen the video while he, the actual participant, hadn't yet, he felt an urge to log off immediately and sneak a peek.

But then he decided it wasn't urgent—he was still on duty with the captain; he could watch after the patrol ended.

As he thought this, Fang Yue noticed Jing Yan among those who had messaged him to congratulate him.

Huh? When did he log in?

Fang Yue had been so tormented by An Shenyi yesterday that he hadn't noticed who had logged in.

He opened the messages...

"Ye Ge, your video has gone viral across the entire network—your name is now completely known, and business will come nonstop. I offer my congratulations in advance."

"The video earnings will be continuously deposited into your account, no need to worry. If possible, I'd like to do a personal interview with you—when are you free, Ye Ge?"

"Ye Ge, I just got a big task too—a solo hunting mission assigned by the village's Blood Hunter. The wilderness outside is too dangerous, so I hope you'll keep an eye on me whenever you patrol by."

The first two messages were sent just before dawn yesterday; the last one was sent recently.

Viral across the entire network? I'm famous?

Fang Yue's heart leapt with joy—he immediately asked two more questions.

"How much?!"

"Ten million views, still skyrocketing?!"

"That's at least 100,000 in earnings—split evenly, that's 50,000 in my account!"

"And this is just from the official website's single forum—add up earnings from other forums and you could squeeze out another 20,000 to 30,000."

"Most importantly, the video's click count is still surging—earnings will keep rising!"

This is what they call a cake falling from the sky!

Fang Yue felt he didn't need to work at all—he could just coast and wait to die.

But remembering Jianghai City's terrifying housing prices, he immediately dispelled his lazy thoughts.

He still needed to work harder—set a small goal: millionaire! Let's go!!

After finally calming his excitement, Fang Yue noticed Lin Ling had begun calling out names.

Those called out were allowed to go out; the rest were just here to watch the spectacle.

If you wanted to talk about anything lively at the village entrance, there was only the dark, dense crowd of refugees standing outside like corpses.

Whether it was because the second batch of Game Watches hadn't gone on sale yet, these refugees were still in a soulless state.

He figured that if they still hadn't awakened by nightfall, this whole batch of refugees would be tossed onto the mass burial ground and burned.

At this point, under Lin Ling's command, the Patrol Team had already split into squads of six, each matched to a name list. The villagers who needed to go out set off from the village in grand fashion under the Patrol Team's escort.

"Can you ride a horse?"

Lin Ling suddenly asked.

Fang Yue shook his head.

"Then you walk."

Lin Ling, however, was not so polite. She mounted the horse herself and rode at the very front of the group.

The group also had oxen, but more often used horses to pull carts, with the carts piled high with goods.

The most exaggerated was a cart in the middle of the group pulled by three horses together, with a large vat on top — a whole vat full of green water, no one knew what it was for.

Fang Yue, curious, stole a couple more glances at it, secretly resolving to learn horse-riding next time, then put force into his feet and caught up with Lin Ling.

After all, she had to lead the whole group forward, so although Lin Ling was out front, the horses weren't actually moving fast.

Seeing Fang Yue arrive, Lin Ling didn't hold back, and told him all the key points to watch out for outside the village.

Fang Yue listened while taking in the scenery outside the village.

He had to admit Gu Yue Cun's scenery was genuinely lovely — clear mountains and pretty waters, refreshing and uplifting.

(End of chapter)